"Journalists" now love to use a sequence of events and then present them like a causal narrative, ignoring the real reason the final event happened. I'm so freaking sick of it.
“Ex-bank CEO gets 24 years after falling for crypto scam”, 50% clickthrough rate.
That’s why “journalists” use these scaremongering titles for nothing burgers.
Also, lots of “journalists” these days hide behind “I didn’t write the title, my editor/whatever did”. Well, I see you on the byline and don’t see you resigning, so I’ll hold you responsible.
And then it prints with my name and a ton of changes I never saw. Words I have never used, implications added. Its frustrating but I don’t think there is much I can do
When was journalism, writing, or any sort of story-telling not done this way? Is the alternative a series of time stamped actions?